01-18-2000 Planning Commission Minutes

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, PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 18, 2000 The regular meeting of the Pequot Lakes Planning & Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman F. Martinson at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Pequot Lakes City Hall. Present were F. Martinson, J. Thompson, T. Saccoman, G. Welu and C. Clarke. MOTION BY G. WELU AND SECONDED BY T.SACCOMAN THAT THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 16, 1999 MEETING BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. STEVE VOSS— MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Present was Mr. Steve Voss the District Planner from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, District Three, Brainerd. Mr. Voss explained that he would give the Commission members an overview of the activities on Highway 371 and focus on the Pequot Lakes area. He began with a long-range plan that MNDOT had put together. This will lay down the foundation for the recommendations that they will need over the next 20 years for this particular area of Highway 371. Mr. Voss added there were 24 meetings held in 1998 to obtain input from the public on the importance of different roads. There were Projection maps handed out for traffic counts in the next 20 years. The results from the traffic projection showed the average day peak, the every day traffic peaks. The roads are rated with a level of service A through F with F being the most severely congested. The area form Nisswa to Pine River was rated a level E, significant congestion. The actual volume in this area is about 17,200 vehicles a day. The second projection map was on the Recreational Peaks. There are automatic traffic recorders set up at different locations which monitor traffic, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. MNDOT has used this to see the recreational peaks, the summer months, the Fourth of July and Memorial Day, the